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Poem for Mahmuth (Free verse) by Dental Panic
Biggie returned to Burundi
she saw his broad back disappear
between the Alcea Roses, opened
sadder wiser beers, drank locked
behind playgrounds and fly curtains
to nothing really
to Burundi
at night she thought she saw
a U.F.O., a bright red star
calmly floating over the house,
hovering above the balcony and
fifteen minutes later, it was gone. Made
inquiries, learned: it was a fire balloon, from Essen,
launched to measure high altitude winds.
No aliens here â just hazy earthlings,
shooting cigarette butts
into the dark bushes.
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